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[A few hours after this talk, Mukuro turns on anon, and sends a PM to Iskandar.]

You wanted to speak with me, Your Majesty?

Ikusaba
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Edited 2022-01-30 17:52 (UTC)

Yes. You are the one labelled Ultimate Soldier, correct? How would you like to join my ranks?

Affirmative. Ultimate Soldier and part of Ultimate Despair, Mukuro Ikusaba.

[That was the easy part of the message. The rest- both came with a rush of excitement that he'd taken interest in her skills, and a rush of anxiety that he would be disappointed by her.]

Join you? Isn't it important for you to verify my abilities first?

A dragon was slain recently on this island. If it's true that you took part in such a feat, your abilities would be exceptional, even if the other claims made about you were lies. It would be an easy thing to confirm.

Even so, understand this is not an offer I make lightly. You will be expected to prove both your abilities and your loyalty, and discard your allegiance to this "Ultimate Despair". Are you prepared to do both?

I did. Myself and two others took down the dragon.

[The rest of the message took a little longer for her to reply to. She had no doubts about proving her capabilities, or about her loyalty- those were traits that came easily to her- but letting go of her allegiance to Junko? That was a much bigger ask.

Could she even be anything else? Someone like her?

...She remembered when Darin helped her confront an illusion of Junko at the rapids- how she wanted to give her despair by betraying her. It was still complicated though, and she wasn't really sure how to express that to someone she barely knew. It wasn't as if anyone else who was part of Ultimate Despair was in this world.

Besides, when else would she get to learn from someone as incredible as this?

She had to give him an answer. Short and to the point. The rest... explaining the rest to come later.]

I won't let you down. I don't want to disappoint you.

Then it is settled, Ikusaba! Meet me at the training grounds tomorrow morning, and that will serve as your first step in proving to me what you are capable of.

This e-mail is wicked-cool! It was started by Merlin to test his e-mail tracking system because, you know, a big Technomancer like Merlin always sends important new apps out over the internet to be available to any moron who can operate a phone, right? Plus, they have formed a secret merger with ElphameCorp., who has agreed to give up millions of dollars in revenue by giving everyone who reads this e-mail, passes it on, looks at it, knows someone that looked at it, or is related to someone who is a friend of someone who looks at it A FREE, ALL-EXPENSES-PAID TRIP to ElphameLand or EndOfTheWorldPark! So pass this on to everyone you know that is gullible enough to believe this (or not)! Even if its not true, hey- insulting all of your friends by implying that they are gullible by sending this to them is worth the improbable chance that you could go to ElphameLand! Even if you lose all of your friends because they are tired of receiving this kind of junk from you, its worth the chance, right? And just for good measure, if you dont send this on, Merlin will send its specially trained attack-goats to pilfer your house and eat all of your socks, SO SEND IT ON!!!!!

TELL ME MORE OF THESE ATTACK GOATS. I would like to fight them

[he should have left the attack goats out, huh.]

Oh, they are infamous for eating all socks. Ever had sock pair missing one of them? Attack Goats. They're larger than men, but luckily for us they only eat socks. But they get really ferocious about it! Might even destroy your home.

I do not wear socks

To fight the Attack Goats, you need to purchase a sock collection then. Preferrably bright and fancy looking sock so they can find them easier.

I would like to try Camelot's fashion, so that is no problem. Anything else?

Then you don't send this message forward and wait. They will find you, I guarantee it. It happened to one person already 😱

[There is an image of a (clearly) photoshopped Goat eating a sock with red eyes.]

In that case, I will look forward to slaying them!

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